Easter Week - Reflections
April 13-18, 2020:
April 13 Monday: Mt
28:8-15: 8 So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and
great joy and ran to tell his disciples. 9 And behold, Jesus met them and said,
“Hail!” And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him. 10 Then
Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brethren to go to
Galilee, and there they will see me.” 11 While they were going, behold, some of
the guard went into the city and told the chief priests all that had taken
place. 12 And when they had assembled with the elders and taken counsel, they
gave a sum of money to the soldiers 13 and said, “Tell people, `His disciples
came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.’ 14 And if this comes to
the governor’s ears, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.” 15 So
they took the money and did as they were directed; and this story has been
spread among the Jews to this day. USCCB
video reflections:
Happy Easter
The churches are empty,
The schools are empty,
The shelves are empty.
But that’s OK because
The tomb is empty too!
The schools are empty,
The shelves are empty.
But that’s OK because
The tomb is empty too!
This year, Easter Sunday - Covid
This year, Easter Sunday falls during the COVID-19
pandemic. A time when we are secluded in our homes and told to wrap our faces
in cloth if we dare to go out for groceries or supplies. Walk into the grocery
store, and you'll see people wandering quietly through the aisles with gloved
hands and masked faces. Get too close, and you'll register a wide-eyed look of
alarm on the face of that passer-by. We are in hiding from an invisible beast.
Easter - Entombed - Yet a Power Greater Than Us
Easter: Break Open My Tomb, Lord
Lord of Easter
promise, I live in Faith of the Resurrection, but such is the nature of my
Faith, that so much of me remains entombed. Come, Lord, Break open the
tomb.
1. Where I have buried my love for God due to
my materialistic approach: come, Lord, break open the tomb.
2. Where I have buried my life of prayer due
to lack of regularity and interest, come, Lord, break open the tomb.
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